{"id":934733,"date":"2026-10-20T08:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/934733\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T08:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:42:10","slug":"boxing-legend-mike-tyson-headed-to-jordan-for-high-octane-mma-week-petra-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/934733\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Headed to Jordan for High-Octane MMA Week, Petra Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMMAN, Oct. 20 (Petra) \u2013 Boxing icon and former world heavyweight<br \/>\nchampion Mike Tyson is set to touch down in Jordan to headline the<br \/>\naction-packed Jordan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Week, running from<br \/>\nOctober 27 to 30.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, the legendary fighter shared his excitement<br \/>\nabout visiting the Kingdom and taking a long-awaited tour of the<br \/>\nancient red-rose city of Petra\u2013a historic wonder he revealed has been<br \/>\nat the top of his bucket list.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Jordan<br \/>\nTourism Board (JTB), the showcase will culminate in the electrifying<br \/>\n&#8220;DF: UNCAGED&#8221; fight night on Friday, October 30, taking center stage<br \/>\nat the iconic ancient Roman Theatre in downtown Amman. The event will<br \/>\npit top-tier Jordanian fighters against international contenders in<br \/>\nfront of a star-studded audience of global sports figures and<br \/>\ncelebrities.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers highlighted that Tyson&#8217;s visit spotlights Jordan\u2019s rising<br \/>\nstatus as a premier destination for global sports tourism, leveraging<br \/>\nhigh-profile athletic events to showcase the Kingdom&#8217;s rich cultural<br \/>\nheritage, world-class landmarks, and celebrated hospitality to<br \/>\nmillions of fans worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/Petra\/\/ AA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AMMAN, Oct. 20 (Petra) \u2013 Boxing icon and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is set to touch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":934734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-934733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/934734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}